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Fantastic podcast. You have a great voice for radio, you're knowledgeable, hard working and able to create a clear narrative out of very limited sources. Well done Jamie. Now to join up!

Brian O'Shea

6/11/2017

What a great podcast! Even though the Donald Trump references are making me sick to my stomach. I still have thoroughly enjoyed listening to this

Joel Sullivan

3/30/2017

I became friends with unferd! How awesome is that???

Nathan Eric Chambers

1/27/2018

I have been a member from the start. I knew that there were a lot of gaps in my understanding of British History and wanted to learn more than just Romans. . .blah blah blah. . .William the Conquerer. . blah. . .Wars of the Roses. . .Tudors. . .Cromwell. . . Little did I know just how wide the gaps were! The presentation is light-hearted, but based on incredibly detailed research, and Jamie freely (often) admits when there is no information. He also covers far more than battles and dates, doing his best to give a feeling for culture and society. Definitely worth the time.

Casey Talk

1/04/2017

Just started this a couple weeks ago and just got on the Scotcast portion. Love it!

Jeff Sullivan

12/11/2017

Great history told in a strong oral tradition by a truly wonderful monologist!

Samuel Brown

6/23/2017

Awesome Podcast. Informative, funny and told with flair! How can you fault a history podcaster who admits to enjoying Supernatural and thinks Point Break is a modern classic (I’m paraphrasing... but it is). Clearly Jamie’s a bloke with extremely great taste and a lot of intelligence and his Podcast (produced with the excellent co-producer Zee) is first rate! I binged the first two years of podcasts and now I impatiently await each new instalment and listen on the app. Love that there’s an app!

I love the attention to the normal, the everyday, the lives and cultures that existed alongside the “great men” of history.

But by far the best bit is the attention women get. “50% of your ancestors were women, aren’t you curious about them?” Yes I bloody well am and Jamie makes sure they aren’t edited out of his retelling for which I salute him and his co-producer. About time women took their place, not in a separate Podcast but alongside the boys... where they’ve always been.

Keep it up Jamie & Zee, you are awesome.

Anna-Belle Elizabeth Cao

11/08/2017

I love this podcast. The only one so listen to regularly. Love Jamie's dedication to history and passion for it. I also love that he works to provide the history of the common people and women who are usually left out if the narrative.

Katie Rose

6/30/2017

Perfect companion to a boring data entry job.

Alexander Floyd

8/14/2017

Just started the podcast a few weeks ago. Excellent job!

Behzad J Larry

1/14/2017

I love this podcast! Unfortunately I cannot afford to be a member (ZAR do not stretch as far as US$) but I have listened to every single episode. I found it by accident last year and the gaps (read gaping great holes) in my knowledge of English history, which was not part of the curriculum of South African schools, has grown exponentially with each episode. I love the quirky factoids dropped here and there and the easy listening style of the podcast. The depth and breadth of the research is evident in each episode. Thank you so much for hours and hours of listening pleasure!

Tracey Wild

4/02/2017

This is one of the best resources for detailed British history I have ever found, written, spoken or recorded. I look forward to each episode with glee!

Victor Hartwell

9/12/2017

I've just gone self employed, as a blacksmith, and this podcast is just the thing to listen to as I work. I love how engaging he can be, a considerable improvement over my secondary school history!

Michael Andreas Firth Letschert

10/20/2017

Great podcast very interesting and well presented. Enjoy listening and I find it very relaxing.

Best PODCAST!!! Great delivery, analysis of an era, time, and of course epic battles.

Dmitry Wild

6/02/2017

Plenty of detail. Great conversational format. Personable host who is honest about his sources and is sure to always point out when information is spotty or unreliable (which is often the case during the periods before Rome through the early Anglo-Saxon era.) Two thumbs up. I decided to start at the beginning and am currently in the time of Penda. Can't wait to get caught up.

Douglas Mead

3/08/2017

It's post-grad level historical analysis presented in a series of rivetting stories. Listen and learn without even realising you're learning. It's a joyous experience.

Richard Lyle

1/05/2018

The best thing about the BHP is the attention to social context. It's great to learn about history from the perspective of the little guy too, not just the dates, place names, and rulers.

Alida Wilson

3/24/2017

Informative, engaging, and funny. By far my favorite podcast!

Heather Callaway

8/26/2017

I binge-listen to this podcast when I cannot sleep... eventually, my brain gets so overloaded with info, that I conk out! Love it!

Brodi Tallman

1/05/2018

Fascinatingly insightful and addictive to listen to. I'm really enjoying these podcasts and am very grateful to have stumbled onto them. Jamie discusses with style and humour the major goings on in Britain since the earliest days, with possible reasoning behind decisions taken that change the course of history. If you are remotely interested in history, give this a whirl. I guarantee you won't be disappointed.

Benjy Israel

7/31/2017

The finest of fine grain studies into God's own isle.

Rex Keene

12/04/2017

I’m pretty new to the podcast- but I’m LOVING it! I’m typically interested in Late Medieval/Early Modern history, but after my husband’s encouragement to expand my interests, I found this podcast. I’m enjoying every episode!

Amy Rhodes

1/04/2018

One of the most comprehensive British history podcast out there. Well-researched yet unpretentious, this is the cream of the crop. If you like history, you have to listen to this podcast.

Stephanie Noël

2/07/2018

A wonderfully funny and informative podcast

Molly Moloney

3/29/2017

By far one of my most favorite history podcasts. I really appreciate the in depth look at not just historical figures and battles, but also lifestyles of various peoples. Also, a specifically anti-imperialist view is quite refreshing.

Patrick Garretson

9/28/2017

Love this pod cast. Like listening to your mate in the pub.

Derek Huyton

5/08/2017

Great podcast, massive detail and thorough research. So much work goes in I'm in awe.

Also curious about what happened to the Decode the News podcast with Zee. It was great for a few episodes, very helpful in putting all that crazy stuff into context, then stopped without any explanation I can find.

Harry V Derci

5/23/2017

Awesome. And getting better all the time! I'm finally up to current episodes having binge-listened all winter. Keep it going!

Mark Higgins

6/13/2017

Very informative and well done. Just found this podcast a few weeks ago and just about to hit episode 90, so I’m still in 2013 so no spoilers! Keep up the good work.

Anthony J Treppiccione

12/01/2017

No description that I could give would do justice to this incredible podcast. I've been hooked since the first time I listened three years ago. History porn for Anglophiles.

Jake Kopp

12/17/2017

Easily the most scholarly and historically nuanced podcast I've yet heard, while also hilarious.

Michael Raposa

7/28/2017

Great podcast! I️ listen to it while I’m at work. It’s great to listen to someone that has as much passion for history as I️ do. Keep up the good work!

Madison Murdoch

11/06/2017

I’ve been listening for years (basically from the beginning) and find every episode just as interesting and intriguing as the last. Jamie does such a wonderful job of packing in so much detail and analysis (which I love as a detail orientated person) without it feeling too much...also it’s pretty funny and light hearted to! I finally signed up for a membership today and have been binging the members only content, which I can now say gives so much more context and detail. If you’re a history buff, I highly recommend this podcast �

Kacie Heath

1/18/2018

Engaging, funny, informative and Made in Oregon! Thank you from a fellow English and History nerd!

Kathy Massey Fish

1/09/2018

Jamie's relaxed and irreverent style is too good to miss. The level and depth of his research is excellent. I've done a lot of study on my own of the Dark Ages and boy, does Jamie know his stuff, and then he goes to the next level.! I can't rate this show highly enough. I dare you to pick two or three episodes; listen; and I bet you get hooked.

Andy Mill

1/15/2017

Incredible podcast! Very interesting and informative. Jamie does a great job of telling a story that anybody can listen to & enjoy!

C.J. McCoy

2/06/2018

This podcast is the very best part of my commute. Thanks for making my life great!

Stacey Walsh

1/12/2018

More information than you can possibly cram into your head in one sitting. Like taking a sip of water from a fire hose. Wonderful details and history, I just wish I could absorb it in real time. Still, the personal interpretations of all the data involved makes the history all the more real. It's not just dates and names, but putting those dates and names and times and places and concurrent happenings altogether like a detective to figure out the story.

In fact, Jamie's training as a lawyer is probably what makes him so good at this. Like any legal case, he has to research all the data pertinent to the case, piece it all together, and come up with a story that fits the known information. And that story needs to engage we, the jury, who will decide what we think based on the how the evidence is presented.

I had a history teacher in 11th grade much like Jamie, and it was a favorite class of mine. (Tho she didn't talk as fast and as furious.)

Dave Ball

11/11/2017

Loving, loving this! I am born and raised Portuguese but now live in Canada and I miss real history. The history of England is fascinating and the delivery and tone of the podcast is awesome. Thank you Jamie!
As a proud Portuguese citizen, I’m waiting with baited breath when you get first to John of Gaunt(will be some time, I know) and next, much much later, to Charles II.
In the meantime, I’ll continue to be fascinated by British history and this podcast.

Eneida Paulo

1/27/2018

I'm a painter, so work becomes insanely dull with just music and my thoughts. Thankfully, I found this podcast recently and I'm slowly catching up. Well maybe not slowly since I listen to at least 5 episodes a day. I love how much detail Jamie goes into each episode, as it really breaths life into each actor in history. Actors who sadly we don't know much about and are seldom viewed as more than names and dates. I recommend this to any history fan.

Joshua Jenness

6/21/2017

Simply outstanding.
The bhp re-set the bar from its first episode.
It just does not, and can not get any better than this.

Nicholas Horton

2/02/2018

Thoroughly researched, quite in the academic style but much more enjoyable. A jewel impossible to miss.

José Luis Fernández Blanco

12/21/2017

I can't say enough good things about the BHP. This is not a list of events, it's a story. Actually, many stories intertwined, and tremendous fun too. I tend to binge-listen for hours at a time and totally love the informal but very detailed way Jamie tells his stories. Not to mention all the context and social commentary, which is absolutely fascinating.

Chris Ke Sihai

5/30/2017

Love the podcast been listening to it for a couple of hrs now

Matt Candreva

5/05/2017

I love this Podcast. I listen to it every day at work!

Mindy Myers

5/17/2017

This is the only podcast I'm consistent about and for good reason. I love history, and this is good for anyone interested in that, or just wants to hear a good story (because the host is fantastic on that as well).